trade negotiations

Trade negotiations and the fear of exclusion

Trade negotiations now work by making rivals fear exclusion from preferential tariff networks. #trade #ASEAN Read more »
India-US trade deal

India-US trade deal runs into USTR tariff wall

The USTR’s 12.5% tariff proposal has turned India-US trade deal negotiations into a test of policy autonomy. #trade #US Read more »
global imbalances

Global imbalances expose the limits of industrial policy

Tariffs and subsidies may serve domestic politics, but they cannot correct the savings and investment gaps behind global imbalances. #tariffs #investment #trade Read more »
India-Canada trade pact

Trade agreements have become India’s strategic tools

India’s trade agreements are no longer technical documents - they are instruments of economic statecraft shaping supply chains and citizen welfare. Read more »
India-Germany ties

How India-Germany MSME ties could reshape European sourcing

As supply chains shift, India-Germany ties will focus on MSMEs to anchor skills, technology and sustainable manufacturing. Read more »
new world order

Stalled FTAs expose unresolved choices in India’s growth model

India’s stalled FTAs with the US and EU reflect deeper tensions between global rules and domestic political economy. #EU #FTA #UK Read more »
Mexico's tariff hike, India trade

Mexico’s tariff hike exposes India’s trade vulnerability

Mexico’s tariff hike is a reminder that predictable free trade is fading, forcing India to rely on strategy, not sentiment. #Mexico #trade Read more »
India-China trade

India-China trade: Why New Delhi is rethinking tariff walls

A quiet recalibration in India-China trade policy shows how dependence on Chinese inputs is reshaping India’s self-reliance strategy. #India #China Read more »
India-China trade

India-China trade: NITI Aayog hints at a pragmatic turn

As US turns protectionist, the government is taking a relook at the India-China trade strategy to boost exports to the second largest economy. #US #India #China #trade Read more »
Trump 2.0, India-US trade, US tariffs

Trump 2.0: India must prepare for a global trade shake-up

Trump 2.0 will see the President reasserting his vision for fair trade, and nations must brace for a volatile economic order shaped by transactional diplomacy. #Trump2.0 #IndiaUS #trade Read more »